Comparison of Aerotolerant and Reference Strains of Campylobacter Species by Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis

Abstract
Acid-phenol extracts of as-yet-unnamed aerotolerant Campylobacter sp. strains isolated from animal genitalia and fetuses were compared with extracts of reference strains of Campylobacter species by using polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The electrophoretic protein profiles confirmed the uniqueness of the aerotolerant isolates within the genus Campylobacter and provided a means of differentiation at the species level. The reproducibility of the results demonstrated the value of this technique in taxonomic studies.